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Post by 12bridge on Dec 23, 2014 13:16:16 GMT -8
Would anyone happen to know what road these might be?  Screenshot from: |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 23, 2014 16:07:40 GMT -8
They are, or were, B. C. Hydro Railway cars: BCH 700-749 built 7-1978
Ed
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Post by fr8kar on Dec 23, 2014 16:36:48 GMT -8
They look pretty neat. I've never seen them with both plug and sliding doors before.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 23, 2014 17:07:01 GMT -8
They are Evans-USRE "side sliders".
Ed
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Post by Spikre on Dec 24, 2014 15:42:36 GMT -8
 looks like Evans-USRE made the cars just different enuff to not have Thrall sue them over Patent or Copyrite issues. there are still some running ? havnt seen a Thrall Door car in years, but don't get too many trains a day thru here, maybe 4 a day on the R&D Line. the daily trains now seem Covered Hopper heavy, with some Box and Tank cars for a bit of variety. Spikre 
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 24, 2014 16:43:01 GMT -8
I think perhaps the Evans design was an improvement over the Thrall--sliders being simpler than plugs.
I also think that the various all door cars are probably gone. I expect they were pretty delicate.
Ed
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Post by mlehman on Dec 24, 2014 17:35:27 GMT -8
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 24, 2014 18:08:48 GMT -8
I think it would be kinda fun if Exactrail did the Evans cars.
And, for something completely different, the folks on the GN Yahoo group were talking about HO Iron Range ore cars. Ya know, the current models are all really old and clunky. It would be pretty cool to have some Exactraily Tangential versions of the classic iron ore cars. While I'd probably only get a couple, as the only reason I can see for them showing up along the Columbia River is as some kind of MOW operation, there'd be a fair bunch of folks who'd just HAVE TO HAVE 50 to 100. I run 48 car Bethgon trains. Just imagine if you ran a string of the little cars with the same train length. D'ya think you could make 100 cars? Darn close, I'll wager.
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Post by atsfan on Dec 24, 2014 18:16:13 GMT -8
I have some of the Walthers cars.
I am thinking of selling them off though as they are from an earlier era.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 24, 2014 22:16:47 GMT -8
I have some of the Walthers cars. I am thinking of selling them off though as they are from an earlier era. I'm a thinkin' that you're referring to the ore cars. 'Cause it would be a shock to the system to see the all-doors referred to as being from an "earlier era". Ed |
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Post by Great-Northern-Willmar Div on Dec 24, 2014 22:39:54 GMT -8
The Illinois Railway Museum has two Thrall all door boxcars in the collection.
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Post by 12bridge on Dec 24, 2014 23:26:40 GMT -8
Thanks for the help guys. I did not realize these were a different type of All Door, I thought they were modified versions. I wonder how convincing it would be to convert a Walthers car into one of them. Still a few All Doors kicking around, I have seen one not long ago.  |
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Post by GP40P-2 on Dec 25, 2014 11:31:57 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 14:00:52 GMT -8
I think it would be kinda fun if Exactrail did the Evans cars. And, for something completely different, the folks on the GN Yahoo group were talking about HO Iron Range ore cars. Ya know, the current models are all really old and clunky. It would be pretty cool to have some Exactraily Tangential versions of the classic iron ore cars. While I'd probably only get a couple, as the only reason I can see for them showing up along the Columbia River is as some kind of MOW operation, there'd be a fair bunch of folks who'd just HAVE TO HAVE 50 to 100. I run 48 car Bethgon trains. Just imagine if you ran a string of the little cars with the same train length. D'ya think you could make 100 cars? Darn close, I'll wager. Ed New high quality MN/WI/MI type ore cars would probably sell well. I've never seen any in operation and they are out of my region, but they do have the cute factor going for them. |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Dec 25, 2014 14:06:36 GMT -8
...they do have the cute factor going for them. I love how the wheels stick out from the ends--sort of a bigfoot look. And yet they're 70 ton cars:  Ed |
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